ANDROID TUTORIAL: How to send photos to a Mac (AirDrop alternative)

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Published on August 27, 2025 5:00:52 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kyUry1tj4U

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If you've chosen an Android smartphone and are working on a Mac, there's a way to clone the AirDrop feature to send files and photos on the fly, wirelessly: it's called NearDrop and it works very easily. We explain everything in this tutorial.

The project page is here: https://github.com/grishka/NearDrop

⏰ Summary
00:00 - AirDrop, Apple's flagship feature
00:24 - How to install NearDrop, the AirDrop copy?
01:05 - How does NearDrop, the AirDrop copy, work?

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Directed by: Alfred Tertrais
Starring: Julien Cadot

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